Abstract
ABSTRACTThe aromaticity of the fullerene C38 isomers and their molecular ions is examined by the topological resonance energy (TRE) method. The aromaticity order obtained by the TRE method is compared with relative energies found in DFT calculation results reported in literature. It is found that all C38 isomers exhibit antiaromaticity when in the neutral state. However, they are highly aromatic in the hexaanionic states. The minimum bond resonance energy (min BRE) method is utilized to estimate the kinetically stability of the C38 isomers and their molecular ions. According to the min BRE method, C38 isomers are only have kinetic stability in penta- and hexavalent molecular anionic states.
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